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The - g O Weber State University post f 4 ' CROSS I . COUNTRY j COMPETITION ' . J Up and J running . I , Teams take on Pocatello. , See page 11 Volume 66 Issue n wsusignpost.com Friday, August 29, 2003 In) year m By Heather Hunt-Wood sr. news reporter The Signpost UTA is about to find out what faculty, staff and students will do with a year of free UTA busses and TRAX services for free. In effect Aug. 1 . 2003 until July 3 1 , 2004. a federal grant from Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) funds has provided WSU with one year of UTA's Education (Ed) Pass program. The EdPass allows WSU faculty, staff and students to use their school ID cards in place of what would normally cost faculty and staff $45 a month and students $33 a month to ride UTA buses and TRAX light rail "1 look at it like a $45 a month raise." said WSU foreign language professor Cheryl I lansen. Although Hansen has an "A" parking pass that allows her to park anywhere on campus she still has a hard time finding a parking place. For this reason, and for the safety, ecological and environmental impacts it has on this campus, Hansen said she chooses to ride the bus to WSU almost everyday. "I've seen some students get on and pay." Cassidy Mellor WSU sophomore "I've been working towards this (EdPass) lor 12 years and I am so happy to see it." Hansen said. She is worried that people are not aware of the EdPass and don't realize how simple it is to use. Cassidy Mellor WSU sophomore rides the TRAX from Midvale for a half hour, then connects to the UTA bus for anhour-and-a-half ride that brings her to WSU. "I heard rumors about the EdPass starting at WSU." Mellor said. "I've seen some students get on and pay." She said that she saw a man enter the bus wearing a WSU baseball cap who paid $ 1 .25 for his ride. See Free page 3 In face for executive vice president 1 . ' W 4 i 3h 'r i....... ..... ; , As part of the Carnival of Clubs, Child and Family Services offered students the chance to "Throw a Pie at a Student Leader." Nate Wilcox, Applied Science and Technology senator, 7 tossed a pie into Addy Hall, execu- tive vice president's, o face while Martin z Schroader, Davis J campus senator, S chuckled in the distance. ftr&ifi)Sprfi)fi:iiG l""..M.wW....Ww 1. U WJ" V." I'LI"U W. ' - " " U ! . -vn:. - " . i i i ; '' ; -", : ' -v . , j ! .. f ; - ' S :, ."' , i - " " " i ! i : v. . - 7. .: X " - , , .- . , : I; Jennifer Sova, WSU student boards the UTA bus Thursday evening. With a Weber University Wildcat card students are able to ride UTA and TRAX free this entire year State Recent sniper events raise firearm awareness By Natalie Cutler news editor The Signpost During the second week in August, Jeanie Patton, 31, Okey Meadows Jr., 26, and Gary Carrier Jr., 44, were killed in a series of sniper-style slayings outside of Charleston, W. Va. Authorities have expressed concern that the shooting resembled last year's sniper shootings that took place in October around the Washington DC area. Police have confirmed that the three Charleston-area shootings could be the work of a single sniper. All three attacks were fired from the same class of weapon, a .22-caliber rifle, and were all from more than 30 yards away. Although these shootings took place hundreds of miles away, Weber State University students need to know how to guard against such attacks. "Based on the randomness of this criminal act, it would be extremely difficult to patrol," said Roy Chief of Police and WSU alumnus Gregory G. Whinham. "Until you have something concrete you would have to have civilian help in looking at individual neighborhoods, and document anything suspicious." Whinham said that he would start by profiling different potential suspects, send briefings to the patrol, send officers to surrounding areas, and communicate with businesses in the area to enhance reports. He said that the likelihood that a sniper situation could happen in Roy or surrounding areas is as likely as it is in West Virginia. See Sniper page 3 West Nile virus gallops into Utah By Wendy Leonard editor in chief The Signpost August and September are the worst months of the year for mosquitoes in Utah. Two weeks ago, the West Nile virus entered the state via horse and chicken. Dr. Earl Rogers, assistant state veterinarian said, "There is an undoubtedly high risk of the disease spreading." Commercial testing and screening has been performed. on local horses, chickens and mosquitoes since the disease hit the United States. Recent findings shown that the West Nile vims is alive and on the move in Utah. Rogers said officials have identified the virus in four of Utah's 29 counties. Positive test results were found in two horses, in Uintah and Emery counties, two flocks of sentinel chickens located in Carbon County and two pools of mosquitoes tested in Utah and Uintah counties. "After these two months, there will be a break in mosquito season, then we can expect it back in June of next year," Rogers said. "We will be comparable to the experience Colorado has had, our fate will be the same next year." The state of Colorado has been reporting cases almost exponentially. Already this year, there have been 635 reported cases in humans, 22 percent of the nations totals. Utah has yet to report a human case but officials are expectant. The West Nile virus is most commonly found in Africa, West Asia and the Middle East. It is closely related to the St. Louis encephalitis, virus found in the United States. The virus can infect humans, birds, mosquitoes, horses and some other mammals. See Virus page 8 p nx :a i". 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The - g O Weber State University post f 4 ' CROSS I . COUNTRY j COMPETITION ' . J Up and J running . I , Teams take on Pocatello. , See page 11 Volume 66 Issue n wsusignpost.com Friday, August 29, 2003 In) year m By Heather Hunt-Wood sr. news reporter The Signpost UTA is about to find out what faculty, staff and students will do with a year of free UTA busses and TRAX services for free. In effect Aug. 1 . 2003 until July 3 1 , 2004. a federal grant from Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) funds has provided WSU with one year of UTA's Education (Ed) Pass program. The EdPass allows WSU faculty, staff and students to use their school ID cards in place of what would normally cost faculty and staff $45 a month and students $33 a month to ride UTA buses and TRAX light rail "1 look at it like a $45 a month raise." said WSU foreign language professor Cheryl I lansen. Although Hansen has an "A" parking pass that allows her to park anywhere on campus she still has a hard time finding a parking place. For this reason, and for the safety, ecological and environmental impacts it has on this campus, Hansen said she chooses to ride the bus to WSU almost everyday. "I've seen some students get on and pay." Cassidy Mellor WSU sophomore "I've been working towards this (EdPass) lor 12 years and I am so happy to see it." Hansen said. She is worried that people are not aware of the EdPass and don't realize how simple it is to use. Cassidy Mellor WSU sophomore rides the TRAX from Midvale for a half hour, then connects to the UTA bus for anhour-and-a-half ride that brings her to WSU. "I heard rumors about the EdPass starting at WSU." Mellor said. "I've seen some students get on and pay." She said that she saw a man enter the bus wearing a WSU baseball cap who paid $ 1 .25 for his ride. See Free page 3 In face for executive vice president 1 . ' W 4 i 3h 'r i....... ..... ; , As part of the Carnival of Clubs, Child and Family Services offered students the chance to "Throw a Pie at a Student Leader." Nate Wilcox, Applied Science and Technology senator, 7 tossed a pie into Addy Hall, execu- tive vice president's, o face while Martin z Schroader, Davis J campus senator, S chuckled in the distance. ftr&ifi)Sprfi)fi:iiG l""..M.wW....Ww 1. U WJ" V." I'LI"U W. ' - " " U ! . -vn:. - " . i i i ; '' ; -", : ' -v . , j ! .. f ; - ' S :, ."' , i - " " " i ! i : v. . - 7. .: X " - , , .- . , : I; Jennifer Sova, WSU student boards the UTA bus Thursday evening. With a Weber University Wildcat card students are able to ride UTA and TRAX free this entire year State Recent sniper events raise firearm awareness By Natalie Cutler news editor The Signpost During the second week in August, Jeanie Patton, 31, Okey Meadows Jr., 26, and Gary Carrier Jr., 44, were killed in a series of sniper-style slayings outside of Charleston, W. Va. Authorities have expressed concern that the shooting resembled last year's sniper shootings that took place in October around the Washington DC area. Police have confirmed that the three Charleston-area shootings could be the work of a single sniper. All three attacks were fired from the same class of weapon, a .22-caliber rifle, and were all from more than 30 yards away. Although these shootings took place hundreds of miles away, Weber State University students need to know how to guard against such attacks. "Based on the randomness of this criminal act, it would be extremely difficult to patrol," said Roy Chief of Police and WSU alumnus Gregory G. Whinham. "Until you have something concrete you would have to have civilian help in looking at individual neighborhoods, and document anything suspicious." Whinham said that he would start by profiling different potential suspects, send briefings to the patrol, send officers to surrounding areas, and communicate with businesses in the area to enhance reports. He said that the likelihood that a sniper situation could happen in Roy or surrounding areas is as likely as it is in West Virginia. See Sniper page 3 West Nile virus gallops into Utah By Wendy Leonard editor in chief The Signpost August and September are the worst months of the year for mosquitoes in Utah. Two weeks ago, the West Nile virus entered the state via horse and chicken. Dr. Earl Rogers, assistant state veterinarian said, "There is an undoubtedly high risk of the disease spreading." Commercial testing and screening has been performed. on local horses, chickens and mosquitoes since the disease hit the United States. Recent findings shown that the West Nile vims is alive and on the move in Utah. Rogers said officials have identified the virus in four of Utah's 29 counties. Positive test results were found in two horses, in Uintah and Emery counties, two flocks of sentinel chickens located in Carbon County and two pools of mosquitoes tested in Utah and Uintah counties. "After these two months, there will be a break in mosquito season, then we can expect it back in June of next year," Rogers said. "We will be comparable to the experience Colorado has had, our fate will be the same next year." The state of Colorado has been reporting cases almost exponentially. Already this year, there have been 635 reported cases in humans, 22 percent of the nations totals. Utah has yet to report a human case but officials are expectant. The West Nile virus is most commonly found in Africa, West Asia and the Middle East. It is closely related to the St. Louis encephalitis, virus found in the United States. The virus can infect humans, birds, mosquitoes, horses and some other mammals. See Virus page 8 p nx :a i". Z- Z ...fV - Nate Lily chooses which bug repelent to buy for his upcoming camping tr